The Only Use of
sage
in
The Great Gatsby
- He nodded sagely.
p. 131.7sagely = like a wise person with experience
Definitions:
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(1)
(sage as in: sage advice) profound wisdom; or one known for being wise
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(2)
(sage as in: the growing sage) a name for various plants including one used as a popular spice and another commonly called sagebrush
or: the color of such plants (a shade of green with some hint of gray)